Ryan Braun hit a home run in his first spring at-bat as the Brewers defeated the Athletics 2-1 on Saturday.

"There was nothing I didn't like about it," he said. "It was a home run. Homers are cool. I love home runs. I think I'm definitely ahead of where I usually am this time of year."

Braun hit only two home runs during spring training last year. He played just in home games for the first week to ease his exposure after he became the only Major Leaguer to have a 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs reversed.

The 2011 NL MVP hit .319 with a league-leading 41 home runs, 112 RBIs and 30 stolen bases last year.